Year: 2024
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Neocolor IIs and Watercolour Study
I got a gift card in return for doing a friend a favour this winter break and I decided to spend it on caran d’ache neocolor II watersoluble wax crayons. I’ve had a couple colours for a while and not really … grokked them? But with a broader range of colours and values I am…
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Gouache Spaceship Sketch
Berkey-inspired, done in one of muji’s very cheap and much-nicer-than-expected sketchbooks.
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A Wizard of Earthsea and the Green Knight
I’m rereading A Wizard Of Earthsea, and there is so much more Green Knight in this story than i ever noticed before. I wrote this up on tumblr in November, and I’m reposting it here for posterity, mostly mine. In summary: I think it follows many of the same beats and deals with the same…
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Neon Dragon
Gouache and pencil crayon on paper. Some detail shots for the texture: And here’s the piece at the gouache only stage:
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Bits of the City: Leuty Lifeguard Station Crystal Island
Watercolour on paper. I’ve been thinking about adding people to my crystal islands – and adding little urban elements as well. Bits of Toronto at least. We are a lake city after all, and these crystal islands were absolutely first and foremost lake islands. I don’t know yet what I might call this series but…
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Dragon WIP Gouache Painting
I loved the sketch for this and the painting isn’t quite capturing it, so I’m wondering if, at this WIP stage, it might make sense to go in next with pencil crayons and see if i can’t capture more of what I’m looking for gesturally.
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remember to unclench your jaw
watercolour, including some amazing shimmery blues gifted to me by a friend, white gouache, metallic gelly roll pens, white pencil crayons, and tense neck muscles.
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New limited gouache palette
I swatched out all my gouache tubes this weekend (a great low stakes low light activity for riding out a migraine) and then used my newly organized info to put together a limited palette. I keep thinking I’m going to do more urban sketching, more plein air, than i really make to get to, but…
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Sketchbook Wizards on Crystal Islands
I’ve got a few iterations I’m exploring here and I’m thinking these might be worth doing full paintings of at some point.
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